Julia Brownley: “I am concerned that VA's current research budget is not keeping pace with inflation.”

It is frustrating that the VA has not made more progress addressing these challenges, most of which long predate the COVID-19 pandemic.

I think instead of putting our collective heads in the sand, we should double down on investments to innovate and adapt.

I would just say that, yes, I want to be competitive with China's military and their readiness first and foremost. Second, our DOD officials are talking about the future. They are not talking about today. They are talking about…

I applaud the VA in terms of their strong focus on implementation of the PACT Act, but we can not forget the rest of the VA and all the other missions that we have here.